NEW YORK (KTRS/AP) — Sports Authority has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The retailer said Wednesday that it plans to close or sell about 140 stores and two distribution centers, in Denver and Chicago. The Englewood, Colorado, company has 463 stores in 41 states and Puerto Rico. The store closings are expected to take…
( KTRS ) Two men have pleaded guilty to a fatal shooting during a robbery at a St. Louis bar frequented by police officers. Derreaun Davis, 21, and Corey Wade, 30, both pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and 31 other charges on Monday. Authorities say Davis, Wade and another man attempted to rob Pooh’s Corner…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The Soldiers Memorial Military Museum in St. Louis is closed for a two-year renovation project. The Missouri Historical Society and St. Louis officials held a flag lowering ceremony Sunday to officially close the 80-year-old downtown museum. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1LOeDft ) the museum is undergoing a $30 million renovation designed…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Chris Kreider and Tanner Glass scored and Henrik Lundqvist made 35 saves as the New York Rangers beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 on Thursday night. Lundqvist got his 30th victory of the season, joining Martin Brodeur and Patrick Roy as the only goalies in NHL history to have at least…
NEW YORK (AP) – The NHL has suspended St. Louis Blues forward Ryan Reaves for three games without pay for a blindside hit into the boards that injured San Jose defenseman Matt Tennyson. The punishment announced by the NHL’s department of player safety on Wednesday will cost Reaves more than $18,000 in salary. The hit…
( KTRS ) Authorities are looking for a victims vehicle in hopes of finding his killer. Schron Jackson, with the St. Louis police department, reports that police responded to the 4000 block of Bowen, around 3pm Monday afternoon, to a call for an unconscious male. Upon arrival, officers found 51 yr old Ricardo Comparini unconscious…
(KTRS) – A St. Louis alderman who gained a level of celebrity during the unrest following the shooting of Michael Brown, is working for Hillary Clinton’s campaign in Missouri. The Post-Dispatch reports that Antonio French is serving as Clinton’s deputy communications director in Missouri. French told the paper his role will be to focus on…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A Muslim family is seeking a hate crime charge against a St. Louis-area man they say threatened to kill them while they looked at a rental home. St. Louis police said Tuesday they’re investigating the allegations that a 71-year-old man approached the Muslim couple and their four children Sunday and yelled,…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is dead after being shot overnight in north St. Louis. Police say the victim was shot at just after 12 a.m. Tuesday on Bessie Avenue near Marcus. He died after someone drove him to the North Patrol police station for help. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. There’s no…
( KTRS ) Lawmakers are debating how to balance the public’s right to access police body camera footage with individuals’ right to privacy. Rep. Kenneth Wilson spoke before a House panel Monday, saying that body camera and dashboard camera footage should be closed to the public if it shows a place where people expect privacy,…